ARCHER, William (1830-1897) CL Royal Dublin Society (from 1877 National Library of Ireland) 1876-1895 He had an outstanding reputation as a naturalist prior to his appointment during which he was a pioneer user of the Dewey classification and compiled dictionary catalogues of notable quality.
C. L. Falkiner, ‘Archer, William (1830–1897)’, rev. P. E. Kell, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/630, accessed 24 Nov 2008]
CL Royal Dublin Society (from 1877 National Library of Ireland) 1876-1895
He had an outstanding reputation as a naturalist prior to his appointment during which he was a pioneer user of the Dewey classification and compiled dictionary catalogues of notable quality.
C. L. Falkiner, ‘Archer, William (1830–1897)’, rev. P. E. Kell, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/630, accessed 24 Nov 2008]